Panasonic FX75 Overview

First introduced in June 2010 , Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 is a 14.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3" (6.08 x 4.56 mm ) sized CCD sensor.
FX75 is also sold as Lumix DMC-FX70 in some of the countries.

Panasonic FX75 has an Overall Score of 36/100 and ranked #335 out of 627 in Compact cameras (Top 10 Compact), and ranked #858 out of 1185 in all Cameras (Top 10 Overall).

Let's look at how the size of the Panasonic FX75's 1/2.3" sensor compares with other standard sensor sizes.

Panasonic FX75 Physical Specs

Panasonic FX75 weighs 165 g (0.36 lb / 5.82 oz) and has external dimensions of 103 x 55 x 23 mm (4.06 x 2.17 x 0.91″). Considering that the average weight of Compact type cameras is 188g, its weight is about average in its class. On the other hand, with a thickness of only 23mm, it is quite small, 5mm thinner than the average of its class.

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Here is the front and top view image of Panasonic FX75 with the dimensions:

In order to give you a better idea about the real life size of Panasonic FX75, we have added an image of how it looks next to a credit card and an AA type battery.

Now lets compare the weight and thickness of Panasonic FX75 with its main competitors:

Weather Sealing

Panasonic FX75 doesn't have any environmental sealings on its body so you got to be extra careful to protect it against water and dust. If you shoot under these conditions very often, consider checking Top Compact Cameras with Weather Sealing page.

Panasonic FX75 Lens

Panasonic FX75 features a 24-120 mm F2.2-5.9 5× zoom lens. This camera offers exceptional wide angle capacity thanks to 24mm focal length on the wide end, while 120mm on the tele end means that the medium telephoto angle is also well covered, only lacking the reach for wildlife and sports.

Wide Coverage

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Widest - Ricoh WG-M1

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Longest - Canon SX520 HS

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With a max aperture of f2.20, this lens is fast on wide end, but max aperture of f5.90 at tele end makes is really slow at longer focal lengths.

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Fastest - Leica D-Lux 6

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Fastest - Ricoh GR Digital IV

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FX75 is also equipped with Optical image stabilization system which is very handy especially at lower shutter speeds.

Panasonic FX75 Other Features

LCD and Viewfinder

Panasonic FX75 has a Fixed Type 2.7" LCD screen with a resolution of 230k dots. At only 2.7", the screen is on the smaller side and 230kdot resolution is lower than most of the recent models in this class.

LCD is Touch screen type, so you can change the settings and set the focus point with your fingertips.

Max Shutter speed

Panasonic FX75 can shoot continuously at max speed of 2 fps and has max shutter speed of 1/2000 sec.

Flash

Unfortunately FX75 doesn't have an external flash shoe so you are limited with the built-in flash.

Focusing

Panasonic FX75 features a Contrast Detection autofocusing system.

Video Features

With Panasonic FX75, you can record your videos at a highest resolution of 1280 x 720 at 30 fps and save in AVCHD Lite and Motion JPEG formats. 1280 x 720 is a low video resolution by todays standards. If video quality is important for you, we recommend you to look at cameras with Full HD, even better 4K / Ultra-HD resolution .

FX75 has a built-in Mono microphone but no speaker. Panasonic FX75 doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones. If you need a Compact camera with external microphone connectivity, consider Samsung SH100 or in a similar price range.

In this section, we review and score Panasonic FX75 in 5 different photography areas. This first spider web graph shows how the FX75 compares with the average Compact camera.
Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Panasonic FX75 for Portrait Photography

Panasonic FX75 has a score of 20 for Portrait Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait We strongly recommend you to check our Top Compact Cameras for Portrait Photography list and consider these alternatives over theFX75.

Panasonic FX75 for Street Photography

Panasonic FX75 has a score of 51 for Street Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Street is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top Compact Cameras for Street Photography list.

Panasonic FX75 for Sports Photography

Panasonic FX75 has a score of 17 for Sports Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Sports We strongly recommend you to check our Top Compact Cameras for Sports Photography list and consider these alternatives over theFX75.

Panasonic FX75 for Daily Photography

Panasonic FX75 has a score of 57 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top Compact Cameras for Daily Photography list.

Panasonic FX75 for Landscape Photography

Panasonic FX75 has a score of 18 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape We strongly recommend you to check our Top Compact Cameras for Landscape Photography list and consider these alternatives over theFX75.

In this section, we analyse how Panasonic FX75 compares with other Compact cameras within a similar price range. In the Bubble chart below, you can see Overall Score vs Price comparison of FX75 and the top 10 contenders in the same range. Hover your mouse on the bubbles to see the details of the cameras.